Gun-club scoring-machine.



A. D. CROSLEY & A. R. STENERSON. GUN CLUB SCORING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 17, 1914.

1,141,618. PatentedJunel, 1915.

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' Attorneys- THE NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTG-LITHO" WASHINGTON. D. C

A. D. CROSLEY & A. R. STENERSON- 1 GUN CLUB sconme MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.1T, {914. 1,141,618. Patented June 1, 1915.

3 SHEETS SHEET 2- Inventors Atto rn eys in- NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTO-LITHQ, WASHINGTON, D. C.

A. n. CROSLEY & A. R. STENERSON.

mm CLUB SCORING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. I7, 1914.

1 1 4 1 6 1 8 Patented June 1, 1915.

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W by W Atto rn ey HE NORRIS PETERS CO, PHOTO-LITHO, WASHINGTDN, D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT D. CROSLEY AND ANDREW R. STENERSON, OF JEXVELL, IOWA.

GUN-CLUB SCORING-MACHINE.

Application filed November 17, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, ALBERT D. CRosLEY and ANDREW It. STENERSON, citizens of the United States, residing at Jewell, in the county of Hamilton, State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Gun-Club Scoring Machine, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to an improvement in a gun club scoring machine, one object of the invention, being the provi sion of a machine of this character, which is mechanically operated by the official scorer to place before the marksman and competitors, a visual score board in which the scores are printed upon the cards in such a position as to be recorded as soon after the firing of the shot as is possible and before the turn of the next competitor so that there can be no possibility of a dispute arising after the posting of the score.

A further object of the present invention, is the provision of a mechanism of this character, in which the card is mechanically moved vertically so that the competitors score will be arranged one below the other in serial relation, such card being automatically, at the end of the turn of the competitors, moved to the side one space to receive the next vertical row of score figures.

A still further object of the present invention, is the provision of a simple and practical device of this character, which may be readily installed in a visual position to be easily seen by the competiting marksman, the same being either a portable device or one set permanently in the desired position.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation with the frame partly in section showing the complete scoring machine. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the complete machine. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the complete machine taken from the operators end thereof. Fig. 1 is a rear elevation of the machine. Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 55 of Fig. 3 of the card operating and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1915.

Serial No. 872,697.

printing mechanism, one of the printing de vices being in the position it assumes when registering a score. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail sectional view of the means for operating the audible alarm and for shifting the card horizontally. Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail view of the type carrying member and the adjacent parts. Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail perspective view of a portion of the card support and the score card per 86. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of one of the type carrying members per 86. Fig. 10 is a score card for recording single shots. Fig. 11 is a score card for recording double shots.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the base which supports a frame composed of the two horizontal members 2 and i and the vertical members 3, there being interposed intermediate thereof, the cylindrical metallic rod 5, the purpose of which will presently appear.

Mounted for vertical movement relatively to the frame just described, is a card carrying frame which consists of the two parallel bars 6 and 7, which are held properly spaced by the vertical supports 8, and the intermediate support 9, there being disposed upon the front edge of the bars 6 and 7, the staples or guiding members 10, which surround the rod 5, so that the frame composed of the members 6, 7, 8 and 9 is properly supported adjacent the main frame for vertical sliding movement.

As clearly shown in Fig. 8, the bars 6 and 7 are grooved as at 6 and 7, for the slidable reception of the score card C, which is insertible at either end and is held in proper relation within such frame so as to be properly placed in type presentation position, as will presently appear.

Connected to the bars 6 and 7 intermediate of the ends thereof are the two parallel rack bars 11 and 12, the teeth of which project forwardly therefrom and constitute as will presently appear, means for assisting in the vertical movement of the card carrying frame so as to shift from one competitors position to the next, and for the final release thereof when the card is moved in a horizontal position within the frame or the grooves 6 and 7.

Mounted upon the base 1 and projecting in a position forwardly of the heretofore described apparatus, are the two frames 13 and 14:, each one of which upon the inner vided with the two parallel ribs 15, while interposed and connected to both of the frames 13 and 1dis a cylindrical rod 16.

Mounted for sliding movement between the grooves 15 of each frame 13 or 1%, is its respective type carrying bar or member 17 or 18, there being two of these members which carry the type T upon the end there of, one of the members being provided with a cipher or zero, while the other is provided with the figure 1. Each type bar 17 or 18, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 9, is slottedor bifurcated at 21, at one end thereof, beyond its operating pin 19, and such rod is adapted to fit astride of the rod 16, so that when the type bar is moved to the right to the position as shown in Fig. 5, the same may be permitted to falland assume the position as shown by the bar 18 in Fig. 1, the type T thereof being placed in position upon the inking pad ll), which is supported upon a block or other support 39. This pad is of su'lficient size to receive both of the type of the bars 17 and 18.

Connected to the respective pins 19 of the bars 17 and 18, are the operating levers 20 and 20", respectively, these rods being pivoted at their lower ends to the base 1, and having connected intermediate of their ends, the ltng rigid rods and 22, which extend beyond the base 1 to engage the respective operating levers and 23, which are pivcted at to the 25 of the casing :26, which co: stitutes a support for the operators sea" 28, that the operator of the present mechanism may be seated thereupon and have the respective l vers 23 and 23 in ready position for operation. The springs 3? and 3'? are connected to the respective levers and 28, to normally hold them in a position toward the seat 2-8 or with the type bars in the position that the type bar 18 assumes in Fig. 1.. The respective levers and 23 are guided in the slots 27 and 27 in the casin 26, thus permitting the free m ment of the let rs, yet at the same time protecting the mechanism within the casing.

A lever 29 is pivoted upon the base within the casing 26 and is movable through he slot 39 in the top thereol s to be in ready access to the operator, there being connected to the same intermediateof its ends and extending forwardly, the rigid rod 81, which is guided through the support or guide carried by he base 1 and is in turn connected. at its end adjacent the scoring mechanism to the two fixed rods 33 and 33, which in turn. held toward the scoring mechanism by means of the spring The oposite ends of the links or rods and 3 3 are connected to the respective pawls and 35 upon the short links 36 and 36 which in turn are pivoted to the base 1.

A lChe free ends of the pawls 35 and 35' are disposed 1n cooperative positions to the rack bars 11 and 12, one to each thereof, so that as the love 30 is operated, both pawls and '35 controlled thereby, will he released and the frame controlled by the pawls and toothed bars 11 and 12 will fall by gravity to its lowermost or reset position.

Pivoted to the top of the casing 26 at 38, is a double lever 39, the free ends of which are disposed to be placed above the rear ends of the slots 2? and in the path of the respective levers and :23 to be operated upon during the spring actuated movement of such to in tu n insure the engagement of the pawls and on" with tl proper tooth-ct the bar 11 T2, and hold frame and card in elevated position.

The mechanism for causing the cards C to be moved horizontally, clearly own 1 Figs. i and 6, incluc es a casing in which is pivoted at all, the arm which is limited in its in-lined movement by the rod 45, and is there held by means of the spring to. This a fin l2 is adapted to ride between the i short pins and the long pins ll, carried and projecting from the rear of the c It will thus be that as the frame carrying the card C is elevated that, for instance in Fig. 6, the pin 43 will ride .in t the inclined face of the arm -1 and s thereaboi'e, so that when the opera or upon the lever 29, to in turn release the two pawls 35 and 35, and the frame carrying the card to gravity, that the next pin will then ride down upon the opposite side oil the arm and move the card C to the right the distance between the respective short pins 425 or one pin i3 and the longer pin The long pins ii are provided, in addition, to cause with the arm d2, the proper sliding movement to the card C, to also actuate the audible alarm d8, which is an alarm to notify the competitors that it is time to shift positions in shooting, as is the custom in trap shooting. it lever 46 is pivoted in the casing at 4L7, and has its upper free end disposel in the path of to be engaget by the long pins a l, the same being out of the path oi the shorter pins 13, so that she '11 in Fig. 1 it will be operated every third movement to the right of the card G that the bell 418 will be actuated every third stop.

It will be notedthat the respective frames 13 and A, h ve their inner ends converging toward a common type presentation point, illustrated in F so that the oi; her or numeral 1 upon the respective bars 17 18 will be guided tnereat to cause the printing as illustrated on the cards 0 and C in l? 10 and 11 respectively.

Where the competitors only shoot one at each turn, the card C used, he upper row 49 indicating that the competitor No. l missed on the first shot, hit the second and third, and missed on the fourth, while at 50 the second competitor shows that he hit the first and third shots and missed the second and fourth. lVhere the Competitors are permitted to shoot twice as from a double barrelled shot gun, a card C shows the score, indicating at 51 that the first two shots of the competitor No. 1 was a hit and a miss, as the minimal 1 and cipher are presented in the same position, the second indicating that he missed both shots, while the third indicates that both shots were hits.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, the operation of the present device is readily understood, but briefly stated it is as follows: Assuming that number of competitors are shooting one shot at a time, the present scoring machine is placed so that the card G is visible to all competitors with the operator seated at 28, a distance behind the competitors. Upon the firing of the shot of the first com pet-itor, should the device be registered a miss, the operator will move the lever L3 forwardly against the action of its spring 37, thus pushing the rod 22 forwardly and the lever 20' so that the type bar 18 is moved from the position as shown in Fig. 1 to the position of the type bar 17 shown in such figure, this action being due to the elevation of the bar and the cooperation of the slot 20 and the rod 16 which causes the type T to be swung from the pad engaging position to a position at right angles thereto, the continued movement of the lever 20 causing the type to be moved in a straight line to thus present the type upon the card C. The score thus indicated upon the card would be the cipher at 49 in Fig. 10. The operator releasing the lever 93 to its spring 37 will permit the type bar 18 to assume the full line position shown in Fig 1 to a retrograde or retractive movement to actuate the links and consequently the pawl movin the same upwardly so that the rack bar 19- is engaged and moves the frame carrying the card C upwardly one space to place the row in tvpo presentation position. lYhen the card C has been moved upwardly and the last competitor has been scored, the lever 30 is moved to in. turn release both pawls 35 and 35, and permit the frame carrying the card to fall by gravity, the next pin 13 or 41+: engaging the arm 42 upon the upper inclined face thereof and slide the c l C so as to present the second vertical 1' 111 type presentation position to receive the type when scoring the second turn. lVhen the third turn has arrived, the card C when being moved horizontally will cause one of the pins 44: to engage the oper ating lever as, to actuate the bell 48 and thus signal the competitors to change positions for the next shot.

that is claimed is:

1. A scoring machine, including a supporting frame, a card carrying frame carried thereby and mounted for straight line vertical movement, a card mounted in the latter frame for straight line horizontal movement, a type bar mounted for movement to and from the card, means for operating the type bar, means actuated thereby for imparting step-by-step vertical move ment to the card carrying frame, and co operable means carried by the card and the card carrying frame to impart step-by-step horizontal movement to the card as the card carrying frame is moved to lowermost position.

2. A scoring machine, including a sup porting frame, a card carrying frame carried thereby and mounted for straight line vertical movement, a card mounted in the latter frame for straight line horizontal movement, a type bar mounted for movement to and from the card, means for operating the type bar, means actuated thereby for imparting a step-by-step vertical move ment to the card carrying frame, cooperable means carried by the card and the card car rying frame to impart step-by-step horizontal movement to the card as the card carrying frame is moved to lowermost position, and manually controlled means for releasing the means for imparting step-by-step vertical movement to the card carrying frame to permit the frame to fall by gravity and cause the operating of the cooperable means.

3. A scoring machine, including a supporting frame, a card carrying frame carried thereby and mounted for straight line vertical movement, a card mounted in the latter frame for straight line horizontal movement, two type bars mounted for movement to and from the card, means for guiding the bars to the same type presentation position upon the card, separate means for operating each type bar, separate means actuated by each type bar operating mechanism for imparting step-bv-step vertical movement to the card carrying frame, one of the latter means when inactive acting as retrograde movement preventing means to hold the card carrying frame against falling. and coiiperable means carried by the card and the card carrying frame to impart step-by-step horizontal strai ht line movement to the card as the care carrying frame is moved to its lowermost position.

fl A scoring machine, including a sup porting frame, a card carrying frame carried thereby and mounted for straight line see Yal movement, a card mounted in the latter frame for straight line horizontal movement, two type liars mounted. for movement. to and from the card, means for guidthe bars to the same type presentation position upon the card, separate means for operating each type bar, separate means actuated by each type bar operating mechanism for imparting step-by-step vertical movement to the card caisyin frame, one of the latter means when inactive operating as a i'eti'o,,;rado movement preventing means to hold the card carrying frame against falling, manually controlled means for releasing both of the means that actuate the card carrying frame to permit the card carrying frame to fall by gravity, and cooperable means carried by the card and the card carrying frame to im art a stepby-step horizontal movement to he card the card carrying frame lower.

a. scoring mac iine, including a supporting frame, a card carrying frame carried thereby and mounted lor straight line vertical movement, card mounted in the latter frame for straight line horizontal movement, type Jar mounted for movement to and from the card, means for operating the type bar, means actuated. there by for imparting stepby-step vertical movement to the card caliying frame, cooperable means carried by the card and the card carrying frame to impart step-by-step horizontal. movement to the card as the card carrying frame is moved to lowermost position, and an audible alarm actuated as the horizontal movement is imparted to the card A. scoring machine, including a supporting frame, a, card carrying frame carried thereby and mounted for straight line vertical movement, a card mounted in the latter "rame for straight line horizontal movement, type bar mounted for movement to and from the card, means for operating the type bar, means actuated thereby for impartirg a step-by-step vertical movement to t L ne card carryin frame, co operable means carried liy the card and the card carrying frame to impart step-by-step hor "ontal movement to the card as the card can .19; rame is moved to lowermost position, manually controlled means for releasing the means for imparting step-by-step vertical movement to the card carrying frame to permit the frame to fall. by gravity and cause the operating of the cooperable means, and an audible alarm actuated as the horizontal movement is imparted to the card.

7., A scoring machine, including a supporting frame, a c: rd carrying frame carried thereby and mounted for straight line vertical movement, a card mounted the latter frame for straigl'it line horizontal movement, tvro type bars mounted for movement to and from the card, means I01 guiding the to the same type presentation position upon the card, separate means for operating each t pe bar. separate means actuated by each 3e bar operating mechanism for imparting ste, y-step vertical movement to the card carrying frame, one of the latter means when inactive operating as a retrograde movement preventing means to hold the card. carrying frame falling, coiiperable means canied by the card and the card carrying frame to impart step-by-step horizontal straight line movement to the card as the card carrying frame is moved to its lowermost position, and an audible alarn actuated as the hoi'zontal movement is imparted to the card.

8 scoring machine, including a supporting frame, a 'arrying frame carried thereby and mounted for straight line vertical movement, a card mounted in the latter frame for straight line horizontal movement, two type bars mounted for movement to and from the card, means for guiding the bars to the same type presentation position upon the card, separate means for operating each type bar, separate means actuated by each type bar operating mechanism for ii'nparting step-by-step vertical movement to the card. carrying frame, one of the latter means when inactive operating as a retrograde movement preventing means to hold the card carrying frame against falling, manually controlled means for re leasing both the means that actuate the card carrying frame to permit the card carrying frame to fall by vity, cooperable means carried by the card and the card carrying frame to impart a step-by-step horizontal movement to the card as the card carrying frame lowers, and an audible alarm actuated as the horizontal movement is imparted to the card.

9. A scoring machine having a movable scoring card, and printing mechanism to print the visual score thereupon, including; a type bar, a. type bar guide, a rod carried by said guide, said type bar being provided with a slotted end that fits astride said rod, whereby the rod forms the sole fulcrum for the bar, a type carried upon the ooposite end thereof, an inking pad angles to the card and elow the rod, and means for swinging the type bar upon the rod as a fulcrum to cause the type to rest upon the ink pad or to engage the card at type presentation point.

10. A scoring machine, including a supporting fran1e,acard carrying frame carried thereby and mounted for straight line vertical movement, a score receiving card mounted in the latter frame. a type bar mounted for move sent to and em the score card, a rock shaft,alever connected to the reel: shaft at one end and to the opposite end to the type bar, rock bar carried by the card carrying frame, a pivoted gaivl connected to the rock shaft with its free end disposed to engage the rack bar, and means connected to the lever for operating the same, the movement of the lever to place the type bar in type presentation position lowering the disposed at right pawl, and the movement in the opposite direction causing the pawl. to engage the racl: bar to in I t a step-hy-step movement to the card carrying frame.

11. A scoring machine, includiww a sup porting trame, a card carrying ne carried thereby and mounted for straight line vertical movement, a score receiving card mounted in the latter frame for straight line horizontal movement, a type bar mount ed for movement to and from the score card, a rock shaft, a lever connected to the rock shaft at one end and to the opposite end to the type lta a rock ba carried by the card carrying f *ne, pivoted pawl connected sh, ft with its free end disposed to the roclr 'rge the raclr bar, means connected to ower for operating the same, the movement of the lever to place the type bar in type presention position lowering the pawl, while the movement in the opposite direction causes pawl to engage the rack bar to impart a step-hy-step movement to the card carrying frame, and coiiperahle means car ied by the score card and the card carrying frame whereby upon the release of the pawl and the lowering of the card carrying frame, a step-hy-step straight line horizontal movement is imparted to the score card within the frame.

12. A scoring machine, including a sup porting frame, a card carrying frame car- .ied thereby and mounted for straight line vertical movement, a score receiving card mounted in the latter frame for straight line horizontal movement, a type bar mounted for movement to and from the score card, a rock shaft, a lever connected to the rock shaft at one end and to the opposite end to the type bar, a rock bar carried by the card carrying frame. a pivoted pawl connected to the rock shaft with its free end disposed to engage the rack bar, means connected to the lever for operating the same, the movement of the lever to place the type bar in type presentation position lowering the pawl, while the movement in the opposite direction causes the pawl to engage the rack bar to impart a step-by-step movement to the card caiu'yine frame, manually controlled means for relea sing the pawl to per mit the card carrying frame to fall by gravity, and coiipe able means carried by the score card and the card carrying frame, whereby as the card carrying frame is released by gravity a step-by-step horizontal straight line movement is imparted to the score card.

13. A scoring machine, including a supporting frame, card carrying frame carried thereby and mounted for straight line vertical movement, a score receiving card mounted in the latter frame for straight line horizontal movement, a type bar mounted for movement to and from the score card,

a rock shaft, a lever connected to the rock shaft at one end and to the opposite end to the type bar, a rack bar carried by the card ying frame, a pivoted pawl connected to the reel: shaft with its free end disposed to engage the rack bar, means connected to lower for operating the same, the move ent of the lever to place the type bar in p esentation position lowering the while the movement in the opposite direction causes the pawl to en age the rack bar to impart a step-by-step movement to the card carrying frame, coiiperable means carried by the score card and the card carrying frame whereby upon the release of the pawl and the lowering of the card carg frame, a step-hy-step straight line horizontal movement is imparted to the score card within the frame, and an audible alarm disposed in the path of the cooperable means carried by the score card, whereby the same actuated as a step-by-step movement is imparted thereto.

let. A scoring machine, including a supporting frame, a card carrying frame carried therehy and mounted for straight line vertical movement, a card mounted in the latter frame, two type bars mounted for movement to and from the card, means for carrying both type bars to the same type presentation point upon the card, spring actuated means for imparting reciprocatory movement to each type bar, two cooperative means carried by the card carrying frame and operably connected to the type bar actuating means to impart step-by-step vertical movement to the card carrying frame upon the movement of the type bar, one of the latter means holding the card carrying frame against rolling movement, while the other means is moving the same vertically, and means controlled by the manually and spring operated means upon the retractive movement of one of the latter for actuating one of the cooperating elevating means into engaging position.

15. A scoring machine, including a supporting frame, a card carrying frame carried thereby and mounted for straight line vertical movement, a card mounted in the latter frame, two tvpe bars mounted for movement to and from the card, means for carrying both tvpe liars to the same type presentation point upon the card, spring actuated means for imparting reciprocatory mo ement to each t pe bar, two cooperative means carried by the card carrying frame and operably connectd to the tvne bar actuating means to impart step-b tical movement to the ca d upon the retractive movement of the type bar. one of the latter means holding the card carrying frame against rolling movement while the other means is moving the same vertically, means controlled by the mani;

ualiy spring operated means upon the reractive movement of one of the latter for actuating one of the cooperating elevating means into engaging position, and manually controlled means for releasing both of the elevating; means to permit the lowering of the card cari-ying frame.

16. A. sewing machine, including a supporting frame, a card carrying frame carried thereby and mounted f 1' straight line vertical movement, a card mounted in the latter frame, two type oars mounted for movement to and from the card, means for carrying both type bars to the same tyne presentation point upon the card, spring astnated means for imparting reciprocatory movement to each type loan, two cooperative means carried by the card carrying frame and. operably connected to the type bar actuating means to impart step-by-step vertical movement to the card carrying frame upon the retx'active movement of the type bar, one of the latter means holding the card carrying frame against rolling movement nianeie While the other means is moving the same vertically, means controlled by the manually spring operated means upon the re tractive movement of one of the latter for actuating one of the cooperating elevating means into engaging position, manually controlled means for releasing both of the elevating means to permit the lowering of the card carrying frame, said score card being mounted for straight line horizontal movement Within the card carrying frame, and coopeia'tiVe means carried thereby and set in operation as the frame is released to grayity to impart step-by-step horizontal move ment to the score card.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our own, We have hereto affixed our signatures in the presence of two *itnesses.

ALBERT D. CROSLE Y. ANDRAVV R. STENERSON.

l Vitnesses ALPHEUS ALEXANDER, H. C. SMITH.

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